Total Voting Rights

31 January 2018

Benchmark Holdings plc

("Benchmark" or "the Company")

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company wishes to notify the market of the following:

As at 31 January 2018, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 522,368,171 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), all with voting rights. No shares are currently held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company as at 31 January 2018 is therefore 522,368,171.

The above figure (522,368,171 Ordinary Shares) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in the Company.